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Hiring & Firing refers to the process of recruiting, interviewing and offering employment and the process of evaluating performance and dismissing employees. Hiring & Firing is a highly regulated area and can create tremendous liability for employers who fail to properly adhere to acceptable employment practices. Some of the potential pitfalls in this area stem from discriminatory hiring practices, improper performance evaluations, and retaliatory firings.  less -
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Top Workplace Law Stories You May Have Missed from May 2023

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more

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April 2021: The Top 16 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

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Christus St. Vincent Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

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Hospital Supervisors Refused Accommodation for Deaf Employee, Federal Agency Charges - SANTA FE, N.M. - Christus Health, doing business as Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, N.M., violated federal...more

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Religious Institutions Update: June 2018 - Lex Est Sanctio Sancta

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Since 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court has expressly construed a neutral law of general applicability as consistent with the free exercise clause. Deeming Colorado's public accommodations law just such a law, the Colorado Court...more

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Montrose Memorial Hospital to Pay $400,000 To Settle EEOC Age Discrimination Lawsuit

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Longtime Workers Were Fired or Forced to Quit Due to Their Age, Federal Agency Charged - MONTROSE, Colo. -- Montrose Memorial Hospital will pay $400,000 and furnish other relief to settle an age discrimination lawsuit...more

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Phoebe Putney Hospital Sued by EEOC For Disability Discrimination

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Hospital Discharged Employee Because She Requested Leave Due to Her Medical Condition, Federal Agency Charged - ATLANTA - Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital, a regional medical center located in Albany, Ga., violated federal...more

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EEOC Sues St. Vincent Hospital for Disability Discrimination

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Hospital Refused to Accommodate and Then Fired Employee Because of Her Lifting Restrictions, Federal Agency Charges - INDIANAPOLIS - St. Vincent Hospital violated federal law when it failed to transfer an employee to a...more

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Blocked Shot? Employer Runs into Religious Issues with Mandatory Flu Vaccines

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If you require your employees to get a flu shot, what do you do with the ones who refuse on religious grounds? As with so much in employment law, it depends. In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mission Hospital, a...more

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Healthcare Industry Sees Increase In Age Discrimination Claims

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Lawyers and medical professionals have noticed a recent uptick in age discrimination claims in the healthcare industry. What is causing this increase? Is it simply a statistical fluke, or are there specific reasons the...more

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EEOC Sues Wesley Health System / Merit Health Wesley For Disability Discrimination

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Company Refused to Accommodate and Fired Employee Because of Arm/Shoulder Injury, Federal Agency Charges - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Wesley Health System, LLC, dba Merit Health Wesley, a general medical and surgical hospital...more

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Circuit Split: Expansion of Title VII Protections and Sexual Orientation as a Subset of a Protected Class

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Title VII has been supplemented via legislative action to also prohibit discrimination due to...more

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6 Employment Actions That Can “Automatically” Land Your Hospital In Court

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As a healthcare employer, it must be tempting to want to develop rigid workplace rules that will help newbie bosses reach conclusions almost automatically, especially where the best nurses or techs often become supervisors...more

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Caught Between Laws: Challenges for Health Care Providers in Using Criminal History Information in Employment Decisions

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In an effort to increase protection for vulnerable patient populations, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) creates incentives for states to strengthen the employment background check programs available to long-term care providers....more

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Roseland Community Hospital Sued By EEOC for Pregnancy Discrimination

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Agency Charges South Side Hospital Refused to Accommodate And Fired Pregnant Employee - CHICAGO - Roseland Community Hospital, on Chicago's South Side, violated federal law when it refused to accommodate an employee...more

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EEOC Sues McLeod Health for Disability Discrimination

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Non-Profit Medical Institution Subjected Employee to Illegal Medical Examinations And Fired Her in Violation of Federal Law, Federal Agency Charges - FLORENCE, S.C. - McLeod Health, Inc., a South Carolina regional...more

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New Baltimore City Law Limits Employee Criminal Record Checks: How Health Care Employers Are Affected

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Effective August 13, 2014, certain Baltimore City employers will be restricted from asking applicants and employees about their criminal history. However, many health care employers will be exempt from this new law either...more

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Princeton Healthcare Pays $1.35 Million to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit with EEOC

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Hospital Fired Employees After 12 Weeks of Leave, Federal Agency Says - TRENTON, N.J. --- Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS), which operates an inpatient hospital and several outpatient medical facilities, will pay...more

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EEOC Sues Louisville Hospital for Race Discrimination

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Jewish Hospital Fired Black Employee Because of Race, Federal Agency Charges - LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's Healthcare, Inc., a Louisville hospital, unlawfully fired an employee because he is...more

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EEOC Sues Weirton Medical Center for Age and Disability Discrimination

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Hospital Refused Job to Man Because of Perceived Disability, Federal Agency Says - WEIRTON, W.V. -- Weirton Medical Center, a community hospital in Weirton, W.V., refused to select a long-time employee for a vacant...more

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EEOC Sues Midwest Regional Medical Center For Disability Discrimination

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Hospital Fired Employee for Accepting its Offer of a Brief Leave of Absence After Cancer Treatment, Federal Agency Charged - OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Midwest Regional Medical Center, an acute care hospital and for-profit...more

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Baptist Health South Florida Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination

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Physician With Epilepsy Denied a Reasonable Accommodation and Fired by Coral Gables Doctor's Hospital, Federal Agency Charged - MIAMI - Baptist Health South Florida, a Miami-based hospital system, violated federal law...more

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